Intel Core i5-12500HL processor review

Core i5-12500HL processor released by Intel; release date: Q3'22. At the time of release, the processor cost $279. The processor is designed for embedded-computers and based on Alder Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 12, threads - 16. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.50 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 960 KB, L2 - 15 MB, L3 - 18 MB.

Supported memory types: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA1700. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 45 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible.

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU

Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Compute units	80
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	352.0 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	2.816 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	1408 GFLOPS
Pipelines	640
Pixel fill rate	22.00 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	88.00 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt

Games performance

1. Total War Pharaoh (2023)
2. Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023)
3. EA Sports FC 24 (2023)
4. Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)
5. Lies of P (2023)
6. Armored Core 6 (2023)
7. Atlas Fallen (2023)
8. Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
9. F1 23 (2023)
10. Diablo 4 (2023)
11. Dead Island 2 (2023)
12. Sons of the Forest (2023)
13. Company of Heroes 3 (2023)
14. Atomic Heart (2023)
15. Dead Space Remake (2023)
16. High On Life (2023)
17. The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023)
18. Need for Speed Unbound (2022)
19. The Callisto Protocol (2022)
20. Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022)
21. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)
22. Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)
23. A Plague Tale Requiem (2022)
24. FIFA 23 (2022)
25. The Quarry (2022)
26. F1 22 (2022)
27. Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)
28. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)
29. Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)
30. Elex 2 (2022)
31. Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)
32. Elden Ring (2022)
33. GRID Legends (2022)
34. Dying Light 2 (2022)
35. Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)
36. God of War (2022)
37. Farming Simulator 22 (2021)
38. Battlefield 2042 (2021)
39. Forza Horizon 5 (2021)
40. Riders Republic (2021)
41. Back 4 Blood (2021)
42. Alan Wake Remastered (2021)

43. New World (2021)
44. F1 2021 (2021)
45. Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)
46. Days Gone (2021)
47. Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)
48. Resident Evil Village (2021)
49. Outriders (2021)
50. Hitman 3 (2021)
51. Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020)
52. Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)
53. Crysis Remastered (2020)
54. Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)
55. Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)
56. Dirt 5 (2020)
57. Watch Dogs Legion (2020)
58. FIFA 21 (2020)
59. Star Wars Squadrons (2020)
60. Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)
61. Serious Sam 4 (2020)
62. Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)
63. Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)
64. Death Stranding (2020)
65. F1 2020 (2020)
66. Strange Brigade (2018)
67. Gears Tactics (2020)
68. Doom Eternal (2020)
69. Hunt Showdown (2020)
70. Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)
71. Borderlands 3 (2019)
72. Control (2019)
73. Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
74. Metro Exodus (2019)
75. Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
76. Apex Legends (2019)
77. Battlefield V (2018)
78. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
79. Far Cry 5 (2018)
80. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
81. Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)
82. Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)
83. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
84. The Witcher 3 (2015)
85. GTA V (2015)

Total War Pharaoh (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	44.60
Medium, 1920x1080	32.25
High, 1920x1080	22.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.40
QHD, 2560x1440	16.80

Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	17.00
Medium, 1920x1080	16.00

EA Sports FC 24 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080

34.60

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	15.50
Medium, 1920x1080	12.20
High, 1920x1080	10.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.72
QHD, 2560x1440	6.05

Lies of P (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	17.80
Medium, 1920x1080	15.50
High, 1920x1080	13.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.80
QHD, 2560x1440	8.05

Armored Core 6 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	27.80
Medium, 1920x1080	23.00
High, 1920x1080	20.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	15.50
QHD, 2560x1440	11.20

Atlas Fallen (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	17.60
Medium, 1920x1080	16.90
High, 1920x1080	15.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.50
QHD, 2560x1440	8.51

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	13.40
Medium, 1920x1080	11.30
High, 1920x1080	9.16
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.25
QHD, 2560x1440	5.45

F1 23 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	37.20
Medium, 1920x1080	33.30
High, 1920x1080	22.90

Diablo 4 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	34.00
Medium, 1920x1080	28.10
High, 1920x1080	24.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.10
QHD, 2560x1440	13.60

Dead Island 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	30.50
Medium, 1920x1080	25.90
High, 1920x1080	19.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.30
QHD, 2560x1440	9.91

Sons of the Forest (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	10.20
Medium, 1920x1080	7.74

Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	23.20
Medium, 1920x1080	20.90
High, 1920x1080	15.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	15.80

Atomic Heart (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	22.60
Medium, 1920x1080	16.40
High, 1920x1080	11.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.42

Dead Space Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x1080

8.26

High On Life (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	27.90
Medium, 1920x1080	16.90
High, 1920x1080	15.75
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.25

The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	20.70
Medium, 1920x1080	15.90
High, 1920x1080	7.41

Need for Speed Unbound (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	13.01
Medium, 1920x1080	11.21
High, 1920x1080	8.88
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.31

The Callisto Protocol (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	13.55
Medium, 1920x1080	9.85
High, 1920x1080	5.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	6.90

Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	11.17
Medium, 1920x1080	10.64
High, 1920x1080	9.59
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.70

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	23.00
Medium, 1920x1080	20.00
High, 1920x1080	16.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.00

Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	7.49
Medium, 1920x1080	6.92
High, 1920x1080	4.49

A Plague Tale Requiem (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	8.94
Medium, 1920x1080	7.45
High, 1920x1080	6.35
Ultra, 1920x1080	6.70

FIFA 23 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	28.60
Medium, 1920x1080	28.40

The Quarry (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	11.70
Medium, 1920x1080	8.65
High, 1920x1080	6.25

F1 22 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	39.00
Medium, 1920x1080	34.05
High, 1920x1080	25.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.40

Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	40.55
Medium, 1920x1080	24.70
High, 1920x1080	23.10

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	20.93
Medium, 1920x1080	16.53
High, 1920x1080	10.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.70

Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	19.65
Medium, 1920x1080	16.15
High, 1920x1080	13.20

Elex 2 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	14.85
Medium, 1920x1080	13.30
High, 1920x1080	9.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	7.00

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	14.30
Medium, 1920x1080	12.30
High, 1920x1080	10.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.50
QHD, 2560x1440	6.06

Elden Ring (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	24.05
Medium, 1920x1080	17.10
High, 1920x1080	14.35
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.30

GRID Legends (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	45.00
Medium, 1920x1080	35.20
High, 1920x1080	26.95
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.00

Dying Light 2 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	11.50
Medium, 1920x1080	9.62
High, 1920x1080	8.55

Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	21.00
Medium, 1920x1080	19.00
High, 1920x1080	19.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.00

God of War (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	17.60
Medium, 1920x1080	14.60
High, 1920x1080	14.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.80

Farming Simulator 22 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	51.00
Medium, 1920x1080	30.40
High, 1920x1080	23.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.00

Battlefield 2042 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	29.90
Medium, 1920x1080	14.30
High, 1920x1080	12.40

Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	51.50
Medium, 1920x1080	20.50
High, 1920x1080	19.50

Riders Republic (2021)

Low, 1280x720	25.00
Medium, 1920x1080	14.00
High, 1920x1080	12.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.50
QHD, 2560x1440	5.00

Back 4 Blood (2021)

Low, 1280x720	45.50
Medium, 1920x1080	24.40
High, 1920x1080	22.85
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.80

Alan Wake Remastered (2021)

Low, 1280x720	48.90
Medium, 1920x1080	20.85
High, 1920x1080	15.75

New World (2021)

Low, 1280x720	29.40
Medium, 1920x1080	13.00

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	72.75
Medium, 1920x1080	34.15
High, 1920x1080	28.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	18.70
QHD, 2560x1440	12.30

Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	57.30
Medium, 1920x1080	30.70
High, 1920x1080	25.00

Days Gone (2021)

Low, 1280x720	24.00
Medium, 1920x1080	18.70
High, 1920x1080	16.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.20

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

Low, 1280x720	49.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	32.40

Resident Evil Village (2021)

Low, 1280x720	31.20
Medium, 1920x1080	20.60
High, 1920x1080	19.00

Outriders (2021)

Low, 1280x720	32.90
Medium, 1920x1080	26.10
High, 1920x1080	22.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.80

Hitman 3 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	69.30
Medium, 1920x1080	28.45
High, 1920x1080	23.95
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.55

Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	23.80
Medium, 1920x1080	10.50

Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)

Low, 1280x720	36.00
Medium, 1920x1080	22.00
High, 1920x1080	19.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	17.00

Crysis Remastered (2020)

Low, 1280x720	49.20
Medium, 1920x1080	22.50
High, 1920x1080	7.87

Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)

Low, 1280x720	32.50
Medium, 1920x1080	16.30
High, 1920x1080	14.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.40

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Low, 1280x720	31.00
Medium, 1920x1080	19.00
High, 1920x1080	16.00

Dirt 5 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	35.50
Medium, 1920x1080	15.70
High, 1920x1080	12.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.30

Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

Low, 1280x720	27.30
Medium, 1920x1080	15.80
High, 1920x1080	13.60

FIFA 21 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	113.00
Medium, 1920x1080	62.10
High, 1920x1080	49.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	38.40

Star Wars Squadrons (2020)

Low, 1280x720	80.10
Medium, 1920x1080	33.30
High, 1920x1080	29.35
Ultra, 1920x1080	27.40

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x720	26.80
Medium, 1920x1080	12.00

Serious Sam 4 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	99.40
Medium, 1920x1080	14.60
High, 1920x1080	10.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	6.67

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	20.70
Medium, 1920x1080	9.83
High, 1920x1080	6.83

Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

Low, 1280x720	28.00
Medium, 1920x1080	15.00
High, 1920x1080	13.00

Death Stranding (2020)

Low, 1280x720	42.20
Medium, 1920x1080	23.40
High, 1920x1080	20.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.80

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	62.40
Medium, 1920x1080	32.00
High, 1920x1080	26.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	16.00

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x720	69.65
Medium, 1920x1080	29.60
High, 1920x1080	23.55
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.75
QHD, 2560x1440	15.60

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x720	89.85
Medium, 1920x1080	32.45
High, 1920x1080	20.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.80

Doom Eternal (2020)

Low, 1280x720	28.10
Medium, 1920x1080	17.90
High, 1920x1080	15.90

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x720	39.55
Medium, 1920x1080	16.45
High, 1920x1080	13.60

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	49.20
Medium, 1920x1080	22.70
High, 1920x1080	12.90

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	46.70
Medium, 1920x1080	21.40
High, 1920x1080	13.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.52

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x720	57.90
Medium, 1920x1080	17.30
High, 1920x1080	11.60

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720	52.50
Medium, 1920x1080	20.90

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720	34.65
Medium, 1920x1080	16.15
High, 1920x1080	11.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.85

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x720	43.00
Medium, 1920x1080	26.50
High, 1920x1080	24.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720	82.00
Medium, 1920x1080	37.70
High, 1920x1080	28.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	25.30

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x720	29.85
Medium, 1920x1080	25.80
High, 1920x1080	23.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.60

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720	43.20
Medium, 1920x1080	16.95
High, 1920x1080	18.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	18.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720	38.50
Medium, 1920x1080	20.00
High, 1920x1080	19.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	18.00
QHD, 2560x1440	12.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x720	37.90
Medium, 1920x1080	29.20
High, 1920x1080	26.40
4K, 3840x2160	17.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720	31.25
Medium, 1920x1080	17.70
High, 1920x1080	13.45
QHD	10.00
4K, 3840x2160	5.31

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x720	32.00
Medium, 1920x1080	17.00
High, 1920x1080	11.00

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720	88.60
Medium, 1366x768	68.80
High, 1920x1080	41.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	39.20
4K, 3840x2160	18.70

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	67.00
Medium, 1366x768	42.85
High, 1920x1080	21.55
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.00
QHD	9.85

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768	84.00
Medium, 1366x768	71.30
High, 1920x1080	18.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.40
QHD	6.40

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake
Launch date	Q3'22
Launch price (MSRP)	$279
Place in performance rating	not rated
Processor Number	i5-12500HL
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	960 KB
L2 cache	15 MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	12
Number of threads	16

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6
Execution Units	80
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)